IAB-SOEP-Migration - 2022: Sampling, nonresponse, and weighting in sample M8b

This paper provides details on the sampling design, the fieldwork, as well as nonresponse and population adjustments for the 2022 sample M8b. The survey is conducted in cooperation between the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Sample M8b contributes to the IAB-SOEP-Migration Samples. It refreshes the IAB-SOEP-Migration sample M8a by adding 2,333 households of foreigners from countries outside the European Union (EU) to allow for evaluating the Skilled Labor Immigration Act (Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz). The act came into effect on March 1, 2020. Its goal is to facilitate the immigration of skilled workers from non-EU countries to Germany.